Walker

Abstract

An improved walker is disclosed. The walker may include a left frame spaced apart from a right frame and connected by at least one horizontal connecting member. The lower portion of each of the left and right frames includes a foot platform that is rotatably mounted and moveable between a retracted position and an engaged position, in which the foot platform is in contact with and resting on a floor surface. In use, a person may use the walker to assist the person rising from a sitting position to a standing position so that the person can then proceed to use the walker to assist the person in walking.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0001]The present inventions generally pertain to devices for assisting invalids, the elderly, the disabled and others who need assistance with their mobility, and more particularly to an improved walker to assist individuals in moving from a sitting position to a standing position to use a walker.2. Description of the Related Art[0002]A variety of devices exist for assisting the people with their mobility, examples of which include wheel chairs and walkers. Conventional walkers include two side frames (one on the left and one on the right) that are connected together by a front support member. Each of the side frames includes a horizontal bar about waist high. In use, an elderly or other person in need of walking assistance, once in the standing position, places one hand on each of the horizontal bars on the side frames and uses those bars as support as the person takes steps. The walker may have wheels to assist the user of the w...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is an improved walker that includes a left frame and a right frame with a left front vertical leg, a left rear vertical leg, a left forward vertical leg, a left horizontal handle bar, a left rotatable foot platform, and a left support bar. The right frame includes a right rear vertical leg, a right forward vertical leg, a right horizontal handle bar, a right rotatable foot platform, and a right support bar. The improved walker also includes a left forward shaft coupler, a left rear shaft coupler, a right forward shaft coupler, a right rear shaft coupler, and adjustable brackets for the shaft couplers. The improved walker also includes a left spring and a right spring. The technical effects of this invention include improved stability, improved maneuverability, and improved comfort for the user.

Problems solved by technology

One of the problems with conventional walkers is that the person needing to use the walker may experience difficult in rising from the sitting position to the standing position to use the walker.

Others have attempted to solve this problem (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,474,202 to Blechner), but those attempts are considered to be of inferior design and lacking in being user friendly.

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